Douluo Continent: I Can Summon Heroic Spirits

Chapter 99 Preparing to meet Brother Huo

Are you suggesting we hire professional hitmen and thieves to drive for ride-hailing services and deliver food?!

Qian Gu Dongfeng didn't seem to notice anything amiss and continued reporting on his performance as if it were perfectly normal.

"The feedback so far has been excellent. Moreover, even if they encounter any troublesome thugs on the road, these deliverymen are so professional that they can easily resolve the problem themselves. It saves time and effort, and even our headquarters' security costs are reduced."

Ye Chenxing silently reached out and touched her forehead.

"this----"

When you talk about "solving" something, do you mean solving the problem itself, or solving the problem of the person who raised it?

Seemingly sensing Ye Chenxing's inner thoughts, Qian Gu Dongfeng said solemnly, "Master, please rest assured, I have given them proper pre-job training. They are efficient and clean in their work, and there is absolutely no evidence that they have violated the laws of the Sun Moon Empire."

Ye Chenxing: "————"

Is this the key point?

Before Ye Chenxing could speak, Qian Gu Dongfeng abruptly changed the subject and returned to the main topic.

"As for the Ordinary Alliance, they are backed by the traditional aristocratic class, who are typically driven by profit."

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"Although Alliance Leader Shangguan Wei'er is a strong and shrewd woman, she is ultimately just a high-level employee who can only obey the arrangements of the nobles. At present, they are only willing to share the open catering business with us, while the truly shady and lucrative businesses are still firmly held in their own hands."

At this point, a cold glint flashed in Qian Gu Dongfeng's eyes: "However, please rest assured, Tower Master, I am fully confident that in the near future, the entire Ordinary Alliance will come under your command."

Ye Chenxing nodded slightly.

The Star Tower's mission is indeed to help ordinary people, but providing real financial assistance is undoubtedly an extremely costly and unprofitable business. Where does the money come from to maintain the daily operation of such a large force?

The wool comes from the sheep, so naturally it has to be squeezed from these bloated and fat nobles.

It's important to understand that the Star Tower's soul-guided technology was far ahead of its time. This technology could not only improve the lives of ordinary people, but it was also incredibly alluring to the nobility.

In less than a year, Star Tower's various high-end services have already firmly established themselves in the elite circles.

The only hurdle to the Star Tower is its extremely high price.

For these old nobles, money is just a string of numbers. They are more than happy to spend a lot of money to enjoy these epoch-making and advanced soul guidance technologies in order to show off their status.

But they were completely unaware that all this enjoyment was built on the technological monopoly of the Star Tower.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Once these nobles had completely gotten used to the convenience of the Star Tower and could no longer live without these high-end soul tools, the knife handle was firmly handed to Qian Gu Dong Feng.

At that time, the petty gains held by the nobles will be nothing but a fart in the face of the Star Tower's soul-guided technology.

The Eastern Wind can mold and shape anything it wants; if it cuts off the supply even slightly, they'll have to obediently hand over the entire Ordinary Alliance.

Seeing that Ye Chenxing was very satisfied with this plan of slowly boiling the frog, Qian Gu Dongfeng continued.

"The Aodu Chamber of Commerce and the Ordinary Alliance are not a concern." Qian Gu Dongfeng paused, then said in a deep voice, "The only more troublesome issue right now is the Xi Shui Alliance."

Upon hearing this name, Ye Chenxing frowned slightly.

Qian Gu Dongfeng's expression darkened slightly as he continued his report: "The Xi Shui Alliance is extremely opposed to all of our Star Tower's actions. As the strongest of the three major underground forces in Mingdu, they control the most profitable drug and arms trade in the underworld, and even secretly engage in human trafficking."

"Logically speaking, given the current state of Star Tower, even the underworld would never refuse a cooperation that could double their profits. But they're completely unyielding," Qian Gu Dongfeng analyzed. "There are rumors that they're backed by the royal family, but after several secret investigations, I've discovered that the royal banner is just a facade. Their real backer—"

"It's the Holy Spirit Cult, right?" Ye Chenxing leaned back on the sofa and casually picked up the conversation.

Qian Gu Dongfeng was taken aback.

Evening Water Alliance.

Although they openly claim to be supported by the royal family, just by hearing their name, you can tell that they are inextricably linked to Ye Xishui.

Although the Xishui Alliance is an underground organization of the Sun Moon Empire, for evil soul masters who are used to hiding in the gutter, the Xishui Alliance is already considered their largest external force in the open.

Their leader, Nangong Wan, is of impeccable lineage; his true identity is the Second Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, a level 93 Title Douluo.

Qian Gu Dong Feng was surprised to see Ye Chenxing directly expose the secret he had only learned after several investigations.

"The information that I spent so much time and effort to uncover, even just a little clue, was so easily revealed by Master?"

"It seems my intelligence work is far from adequate compared to Master's." Archer silently reflected to himself, his mind turning even more irritable.

Ye Chenxing pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Let's not worry about the Xishui Alliance for now. Those evil soul masters have quieted down a lot recently, and Xu Tianran is probably having a tough time right now."

It's really tough.

Because of Kong Deming's early exit from seclusion, coupled with the chain reaction brought about by Ye Chenxing's butterfly effect, Xu Tianran's power in the court has shrunk dramatically, and his situation is even worse than when he first became the crown prince.

Without the powerful protection of this crown prince, the Holy Spirit Cult could no longer run rampant and act recklessly within the Sun Moon Empire as it did in the original story.

"As long as they don't take the initiative to do wrong, we'll just leave them alone for now."

Qian Gu Dongfeng nodded in agreement, noted the matter down, and then suddenly asked, "Master, how long do you plan to stay at headquarters this time?"

Ye Chenxing was taken aback upon hearing this, and stroked his chin as he mentally calculated the time.

"I probably won't be able to stay for too long. I have something else to take care of, and judging by the days, it'll be time soon."

By all accounts, he was the same age as Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen when he transmigrated to this world. Now that the Star Tower has been developing for almost a year, he will soon be thirteen years old.

If we convert this to the original timeline, our poor little brother Huo should be leaving the White Tiger Duke's Mansion in the Star Luo Empire soon.

This also marks the official start of the storyline for Douluo Continent II.

No matter what, how could a time traveler not go to the front row to witness such an epic scene as Huo Qubing going out to receive his reward?

It remains to be seen whether his antics on Douluo Continent will have any impact on Huo Yuhao.

While it's highly unlikely that the story will involve Huo Xiaodi turning into Huo Niang, it probably won't be exactly the same as the original.

Moreover————

A hint of curiosity flashed in Ye Chenxing's eyes.

He really wanted to try it; he wondered if Huo Yuhao's grilled fish, which looked like it had been drugged, was truly that magical.